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Abstract
This paper explores the interrelationship between Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Life Long Learning (LLL), Work Life Balance (WLB) and the linking key concept of Employability, with a view to developing a holistic approach to CPD provision. It is understood that an important aspect of any professional person’s development is CPD; it enables the vital issue of being a "Reflective Practitioner" to be addressed by professionals and assists in gaining an improvement in professional performance. One could also argue that CPD in the past has failed to be continuous and inclusive; it has not fully embraced the concept of Life Long Learning and has been fragmented and less than developmental. Concerns in the United Kingdom for CPD as a "national need" have been acknowledged by the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education in the report (NCIHE 1997) "We believe that the aim of higher education should be to sustain a learning society". The emphasis here is clearly placed upon continuity throughout life, on broader knowledge and intellectual skills as well as vocational skills, and on ownership by the learner through the achievement of personal fulfilment. This paper provides a valid methodology for addressing the full implications and incorporated aspects of CPD.